Goldfields Health Professional Network

Diabetes WA: Sick day Management Plan for People with Diabetes - HP Upskilling (Zoom)
2022-04-26 13:00 - 14:00 (Asia/Shanghai) | Online, Via Teams, WA, Australia
This session will discuss the NDSS sick day management plan for people living with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Strategies for managing blood glucose levels will be discussed, with a focus on potential effects of hyper and hypoglycaemia during illness.

Feet and Falls – exploring the link between foot health and falls risk in older adults
2022-04-26 17:30 - 19:00 | Online, Via Teams, WA, Australia
Older adults are at a higher risk of foot related health problems that increase their risk of falling. Foot health can affect an older adults’ posture, stability, balance, and walking pattern, influencing the risk of falls. A diagnosis of diabetes is a big risk factor to foot health, with recent studies also linking peripheral neuropathy and falls. Join Injury Matters, in partnership with Podiatry WA, in an online webinar training as we explore key risk factors to foot health and falls; we will hear from Christine Morton from Diabetes WA on the risk of diabetes and falls in older adults, and Deb Schoen on the latest research on peripheral neuropathy and falls in older adults.
This training aims to:
Increase knowledge of the link between foot health and falls prevention
Increase awareness of diabetes as a risk factor for foot health and symptoms to look out for in older adults
Increase skills in identifying peripheral neuropathy as a risk factor for falls in older adults and strategies to overcome them
Increase awareness of appropriate resources to support foot health in older adults
This webinar is suitable for early/mid career podiatrists, general practitioners, allied health nurses and aged care nurses/workers.
For more information and registration details, please click here

Diabetes WA: Hypoglycaemia - HP Upskilling (Zoom)
2022-04-28 17:30 - 18:30 | Online, Via Teams, WA, Australia
For people with diabetes who use insulin, the fear of Hypoglycaemia can influence their decisions around target BGLs and exercise. Managing hypos can reduce both short term and long term effects of diabetes. This session will discuss causes and treatment of hypos, but most importantly, how to prevent it.

Aboriginal Mental First Aid - Kalgoorlie
2022-05-02 - 2022-05-03
Aboriginal Mental First Aid
ADULT AMHFA
2-3 May 2022, 9am-4.30pm
ADULT AMHFA
4-5 May 2022, 9am-4:30pm
Presenter Danni Cameron, a Yuiberra woman from the Yuwi Country of the Birragubba Nation, is a master MHFA facilitator and will be facilitating the Adult focused course. Her passion for culture and mental health started early when she watched her family try to navigate the mental health system yet failed to get support. Her unique gift in providing this resource through storytelling and a trauma-informed approach fits perfectly within this community and will benefit all our efforts in reducing stigma around mental health, suicide prevention and assist in building community capacity which helps in closing the gap of disposition our community too often fall victim to.
This is a FREE (and catered) PD event . All learning resources, manuals and giveaways will be included during the two-day course.
Expression of interests and any questions can be sent to healthpromotions@bega.org.au
More information about the course can be found here

Aboriginal Mental First Aid - Kalgoorlie
2022-05-04 - 2022-05-05 | WA, Australia

Through the Looking Glass: Engaging Multicultural Communities within Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion online workshop
2022-05-04 09:00 - 12:00 | Online, Via Teams, WA, Australia
WA has a rapidly increasing multicultural population, consisting of a variety of different Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities (CaLD), each with their own unique identity and experiences. The unique demographics of CaLD communities in WA add to the complexity of the contributing factors which can increase the risk of injury within multicultural communities. The three leading injury areas affecting people from CaLD communities in WA are drowning, intentional self-harm, and violence. With a number of health programs out there already tackling these prevalent issues, how do we better engage with multicultural communities to address these areas of concern?
Join Injury Matters as Deborah Pyatt, a training consultant with 30 years of experience working with diverse communities, will be facilitating this interactive and engaging workshop. This training aims to build the capacity of health and community professionals to increase understanding of the impact of key cultural aspects in CaLD communities in WA to better engage, plan, and implement programs and services which target injury prevention and safety promotion.
This online workshop training aims to:
Increase awareness of the leading causes of injury within the CaLD community in WA.
Increase knowledge of the barriers CaLD communities face in accessing appropriate services.
Increase knowledge of the underlying cultural, social and psychosocial factors that influence injury within CaLD communities.
Increase skills in applying culturally inclusive practices for accessible and appropriate health programs and service delivery for the WA CaLD community.
Who can attend?
This training is suitable for health professionals working in local government, not-for-profits/community sector, mental health, public health, and aged care that want to engage with diverse communities in their health programs.
Online workshop access requirements
This interactive workshop will be run on the Zoom Meeting Platform and will involve being placed in a breakout room to participate in group case study reviews and discussions. To take part in this workshop you will need:
Access to a reliable internet connection
A device with both a camera and microphone
Register Here

Ready, willing, and able: Motivational interviewing in falls prevention practice
2022-05-05 10:00 - 11:30 | Online, Via Teams, WA, Australia
How do we influence behaviour change in falls prevention practice?
Motivational interviewing is a communication style for strengthening client personal motivation and commitment to change. Motivational interviewing is a valuable tool for health professionals working with older adult clients who are resistant about change and provides workers with strategies and skills to support clients to implement meaningful behaviour change.
Join Injury Matters with guest facilitator Professor Moira Sim, from Edith Cowan University, for the Ready, willing, and able: Motivational interviewing in falls prevention practice online workshop. This training will explore motivational interviewing as a behaviour change strategy in falls prevention among older adults and aims to increase participant skills in applying a motivational interviewing approach within their own role.
This online workshop aims to:
Increase awareness of motivational interviewing as a behaviour change strategy in falls prevention among older adults.
Increase knowledge of the key processes in motivational interviewing with older adult clients.
Increase skills in applying motivational interviewing techniques within a falls prevention context.
Increase confidence in applying a motivational interviewing approach within own role.
Who can attend?
This online workshop is suitable for health professionals who work closely with older adults such as practice nurses, health care workers, nutritionists and dieticians, occupational therapists, aged care workers, physiotherapists and exercise physiologists, social workers, carers and support workers, health promotion and public health practitioners.
Online workshop access requirements
This interactive workshop will be run on the Zoom Meeting Platform and will involve being placed in a breakout room to participate in group case study reviews and discussions. To take part in this workshop you will need:
Access to a reliable internet connection
A device with both a camera and microphone
Register Here

Let’s talk about violence in WA - online workshop
2022-05-10 10:00 - 11:30 | Online, Via Teams, WA, Australia
Violence is a growing issue in Western Australia, with 17,134 hospitalisations due to assault and people aged 25 – 44 having the highest incidence of hospitalisations due to assault. Join Injury Matters and a range of professionals while we explore topics such as family and domestic violence and elder abuse, while hearing about a smoking cessation and violence prevention pilot program trialled at Royal Perth Hospital. We will hear from:
Lisa Jones from Lifeline WA on Family and Domestic Violence
Louise Forster from Advocare on Elder Abuse
Holly Scott and Rachel Wixon from East Metro Health Service on the Royal Perth Hospital Violence Prevention Pilot Project.
Learn more about the work being done in this space, and ways that you can advocate for safer environments in WA.
This webinar training aims to:
Increase knowledge of trends in violence in Western Australia
Increase awareness of violence advocacy areas in WA
Increase knowledge of violence services, support, resources, and referral pathways available in WA
This webinar is suitable for Local Government community safety workers, advocates and policy officers, health promotion and public health professionals, WA Police, family and domestic violence organisations/women’s refuges/support services, country and regional health services, and Aboriginal health services and organisations.
Register Here.

Voluntary assisted dying and aged care
2022-05-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Online, Via Teams, WA, Australia
During May and June, the WA VAD Statewide Care Navigator Service, in conjunction with the Department of Health, will be hosting a series of online information sessions covering topics related to voluntary assisted dying in WA. The webinars will provide information for consumers, health professionals and service providers.
This session will include:

What the process might look like for someone in a residential aged care facility
Important information for geriatricians and aged care providers

Register here.

TRACS webinar: Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention – looking after Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing
2022-05-19 12:30 - 13:30 | Online, Via Teams, WA, Australia
Thursday 19 May 2022
12:30pm-1:30pm
Presenter: Helen McLean, Senior Healthcare Programs Officer, Equity (WA) Heart Foundation
Telehealth Professional Education Program for country WA Health Professionals:
• Allied Health • Primary Practice Nursing • Inpatient Nursing
Register here.

Gestational Diabetes & Sick Day Management - HP Upskilling (Zoom)
2022-05-19 17:30 - 18:30 | Online, Via Teams, WA, Australia
All people with diabetes are recommended to have a sick day plan but what are the special considerations for a woman with Gestational Diabetes if she becomes unwell? An individualised sick day plan for a woman with gestational diabetes will help to keep both her and the baby safe and this session will look at what needs to be considered.

Diagnosis and Treatment of PTSD in Emergency Service Workers
2022-05-24 13:00 - 16:00 | Online, Via Teams, WA, Australia
This workshop has been designed with a focus on GPs, to diagnose patients with acute stress disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and other comorbidities. Evidence based guidelines will be used as the foundation to appropriately diagnose and identify treatment pathways including recommended referrals, trauma focused psychological therapy and psychological first aid to help support their management of emergency service workers. The training may also be relevant to other health professionals.
This training aims to increase participants’ skills and confidence to:
1. Understand the relationship between traumatic events and the development of mental health conditions
2. Identify evidence-based treatment and referral pathways for a patient impacted by trauma
3. Recommend evidence-based resources, including e-Mental Health, for family/kinship groups impacted by trauma
Accreditation: 6 CPD Activity points (RACGP)
For more information and to register please click here.

ASHM webinar on Monkeypox
2022-05-24 16:00 - 17:00 | Online, Via Teams, WA, Australia
ASHM has been made aware of an increased number of cases mainly overseas (including Europe and the USA) with two confirmed cases in Australia of monkeypox, a rare zoonotic viral infection. From some early reports, recent cases have been detected in gay, bisexual and men who have sex with men, anecdotally some presenting through sexual health services.
It is not considered to be an STI, however differential diagnosis is important.
General populations should be also considered at risk and per WHO guidance for testing, infection control and treatment. Please see the UNAIDS press statement here. National guidelines and case definition are being rapidly developed and further information will be added to the ASHM website.
If you are having troubles registering, please contact HIVprescriber@ashm.org.au

Getting started with Co-Design
2022-05-25 10:00 - 12:00 | Online, Via Teams, WA, Australia
An online interactive workshop training to build the capacity of professionals to use Co-design principles and translating theory to action.
The online workshop training aims to:

Increased knowledge of Co-design principles and when they should be used
Increased awareness of barriers to good Co-design and strategies to overcome these barriers
Increased skills in applying Co-design principles in program development
Increased confidence to use Co-design in program development and to engage Stakeholders and partners.

Who can attend?
This training is suitable for health professionals working in local government, not-for-profit/community sector, mental health, public health and regional organisations that want to improve their collaboration and engagement with Stakeholders and partners.
Read more and register here.

National Palliative Care Week - Palliative Approach Webinar
2022-05-25 13:00 - 16:00 | Online, Via Teams, WA, Australia
Come and join us during National palliative care week for an interactive webinar, utilising case studies and presented by Palliative Care Specialists in WA.
This webinar will provide Health Professionals from all health care settings with a greater understanding of the palliative appraoch and how it can be implemented within their workplace.
Topics: Understanding the palliative approach, Communication within palliative care, Identifying the terminal phase
TARGET GROUP: All Health Care Professionals: Doctors, Nurses, Aboriginal Health Staff, Allied Health Professionals, Aged Care Staff, Disability Staff, Patient Care Assistants
PRESENTERS: Ed Gaudoin, Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Consultant
Dr Derek Eng, Palliative Care Consultant
Sally Coppock, Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner
REGISTER HERE.
Enquiries: Phone 9382 9300 or email pasce@cancerwa.asn.au

Foundational Understanding of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence (Online)
2022-05-27 09:00 - 11:30 | Online, Via Teams, WA, Australia
This is a foundational professional development workshop tailored for practitioners in the domestic, family and sexual assault sectors.

About this event
Intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) is a tactic of domestic violence (DV). IPSV is the intentional perpetration of sexual acts without consent in intimate relationships (including cohabiting and non-cohabiting partners, as well as boyfriends, girlfriends and dates). It includes sex obtained by physical force or psychological/emotional coercion or any unwanted, painful or humiliating sexual acts. IPSV also includes tactics used to control decisions around reproduction, and can include image-based abuse or forced watching of pornography.

IPSV is a significant indicator of escalating frequency and severity of DV. Studies of IPSV show higher incidences of threats to kill an intimate partner than in other abusive relationships. IPSV also puts someone at a much higher risk of being killed, particularly if they are also being physically assaulted.
Providing freely given consent for sexual activity within the context of the perpetration of DV, is, arguably, not possible. This is because the perpetration of DV creates a climate of ongoing fear or control. Research suggests that people experiencing DV cannot safely negotiate contraception or sex and may submit to sex to prevent the escalation of physical violence.
DFV and sexual assault services and responses are often separate and underpinned by different funding models, mandates, goals and practice frameworks. As IPSV victims or survivors present with intersecting issues and diverse needs, both types of services report IPSV as a particularly challenging issue which increases the complexity of providing appropriate service responses.
Studies have shown a lack of attention to IPSV in both DFV and sexual assault services, with some workers in DFV and sexual assault services feeling that IPSV is more compatible with the work of those in the other field. Consequently, women experiencing IPSV are often not accessing the most appropriate support to enhance their safety, wellbeing and recovery.
This workshop will familiarise practitioners with the nature and dynamics of sexual violence within relationships. Participants will learn of the institutional, social and economic structures, and social and cultural norms that are the conditions of IPSV. Participants will also be introduced to potential approaches to improve help-seeking for women experiencing IPSV and be provided with a variety of practice strategies to help professionals support their clients.
Details:
Online event. A link will be emailed to all participants upon registration.
Date: Friday, 27th May 2022
Time: 9:30 – 11:30am
Cost $10
Learning Objectives:
o Define the nature and dynamics of sexual violence within relationships
o Identify common issues and impacts for women experiencing intimate partner sexual violence to inform support and referral to appropriate services
o Explore potential approaches to improve help seeking for women experiencing intimate partner sexual violence
o Apply a variety of practice strategies to support clients experiencing intimate partner sexual violence
Will we cover:
o Myths and dynamics of sexual violence within relationships
o Guidance on “how to ask” sensitively and building trust
o Specific effects and health consequences of IPSV
o How best to manage victims’/survivors’ safety
o Consider IPSV specifically in all risk assessment and safety management processes and practices as part of DFV risk assessment, and ask separately about IPSV (as distinct from physical abuse); while maintaining sensitivity to diverse communities
o Challenges with reporting to police and the justice system
o Supports for victim-survivors experiencing IPSV
Who should attend?
This workshop is suitable for practitioners working in the domestic, family or sexual violence sectors.
About the facilitators
This training will be delivered by Daphne White and Micaela Rafal from the Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing (CWSW), Perth.
Daphne White
Daphne White is the Practice Development Specialist at the Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing (CWSW). She is a qualified professional with over 12 years of experience as a leader and practitioner in the family, domestic and sexual violence sector. She provides professional learning and consultancy across a wide range of areas and topics, however her primary work is around high risk and harm in domestic, family and sexual violence.
Micaela Rafel
Micaela Rafel is the Sexual Violence Project Officer at the Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing. She has a background in community engagement and education within the sexual violence sector and is currently working in advocacy within her role at CWSW.

Black Dog Institute online workshop: Talking about Suicide in General Practice
2022-05-28 14:00 - 17:00 | Online, Via Teams, WA, Australia
Duration3-hrs Program Outline
NOTE: All times listed are AEDT/AEST
The Talking About Suicide in General Practice workshop aims to increase GPs skill and confidence in:
• recognising presentations where suicide risk is high
• undertaking a detailed risk assessment
• management planning using a collaborative, team based approach
Accreditation
• 6 CPD Activity points (RACGP)
• 3 Educational Activity PRPD (ACRRM)
Prerequisites
Pre-disposing activity
Suitable for
GP Registrars, GPs
Topics Covered
Topic 1 The Suicidal Crisis
Topic 2 Acute Management
Topic 3 After the Attempt
Topic 4 Bereaved by Suicide
Learning Objectives
By the completion of this program participants will be able to:
• undertake a suicide risk assessment effectively
• develop a collaborative safety plan
• provide effective management following a suicide attempt
REGISTER HERE.

Webinar – Tech Safety 101 (Practitioner Only)
2022-05-31 10:00 - 11:00 | Online, Via Teams, WA, Australia
A webinar for practitioners supporting victim-survivors of intimate partner violence experiencing online or other forms of technology abuse

About this event
Suitable for practitioners supporting survivors of intimate partner violence and individuals experiencing online or other forms of technology-facilitated abuse due to being part of a social or other community facing oppression, such as people identifying as Indigenous, immigrant, refugee and non-English speaking backgrounds, living with a disability, or LGTBQI.

Details
Online Webinar
Date: Tuesday 31st May 2022
Time: 10:00am to 11:00am
Cost: $10
The link for the webinar will be emailed to registered participants 5 days prior to the event.
Each registered participant will have access to a computer or laptop with Zoom, and a suitable headset in order to ensure the best sound quality and webinar experience on the day. No unauthorised screen-sharing is allowed.
Registered participants will be provided access to a recording of the webinar(s) for 4 weeks after the training event. No other recordings will be undertaken or are authorised.

Presented by:
Jo Colautti, Technology Safety Specialist for WESNET
Joanna Colautti is a Technology Safety Specialist for WESNET where she provides training and technical advice on technology safety issues to front-line service providers. Prior to joining WESNET Joanna worked as a domestic violence solicitor at Djirra (previously known as the Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention Legal Service Victoria), civil law/family law solicitor at Legal Aid NSW, domestic violence solicitor at Women’s Legal Service QLD and Early Intervention Family Law Solicitor/ Domestic Violence Solicitor at the Northern Rivers Community Legal Centre. Joanna has extensive experience working directly with clients who have experienced domestic and/ or family violence and assisting them with the legal issues that arise as a result of experiencing this abuse. Joanna provided face to face legal advice, casework assistance and court advocacy in the legal areas of family law, child protection, domestic violence orders, debt and victims compensation.
As a part of her legal roles Joanna provided regular training and community legal education to a variety of groups about various legal topics in relation to domestic violence. These groups included community members, domestic violence frontline workers, community service providers, the police and various companies and corporations. Joanna ran a financial abuse project at the Northern Rivers Community Legal Centre called the ‘Walking Together’ project in which she assisted women who had experienced or were experiencing financial abuse move towards economic independence. As well as providing advocacy and casework assistance Joanna developed and delivered a resource and training package which highlighted the data of the project and the recommendations for credit providers when working with women who had experienced financial abuse.
Joanna joined the WESNET team at the end of 2021 and since then has worked with various stakeholders including victim service providers, telecommunication providers, financial institutions, corporations, financial institutions, technology companies and policymakers to improve safety and privacy for victims of intimate partner violence by assisting with policy development, development of training, delivering training and providing consultation.

Diabetes Medications - Oral and Injectable - HP Upskilling (Zoom)
2022-05-31 13:00 - 14:00 | Online, Via Teams, WA, Australia
This session will look at a range of different medications (oral and injectable) for people living with diabetes, discussing the benefits and potential side effects of each.

Voluntary assisted dying and palliative care
2022-05-31 15:00 - 16:00 | Online, Via Teams, WA, Australia
During May and June, the WA VAD Statewide Care Navigator Service, in conjunction with the Department of Health, will be hosting a series of online information sessions covering topics related to voluntary assisted dying in WA. The webinars will provide information for consumers, health professionals and service providers.
This session will include:

What the process might look like for someone receiving specialist palliative care services
Important information for palliative and hospice care providers

Click here to register

Black Dog Institute online workshop: Youth in Distress: Managing Suicidality and Self-harm
2022-06-01 | Online, Via Teams, WA, Australia
Duration
7 hrs

Program Outline

With a focus on self-harm and suicide in adolescence, the new program will assist clinicians to manage youth in distress, self-harm and suicidality.
The program has been designed to build on the current level of skills of participants and to further develop confidence in undertaking risk assessment and safety planning for youth in distress.
This format has been designed so that modules 2, 3 and 4 can be completed in one day.
Module 1 will need to be completed prior to the commencement of module 2. Eligibility for CPD points requires completion of all 4 modules in their entirety.
Times: Module 2-4 9am-4pm, including breaks.
Please note this course is entirely online

Accreditation

7 hours CPD

Prerequisites

Suitable for mental health clinicians working with young people providing mental health support in a 1:1 setting eg. psychological care or counselling. This training assumes a baseline of knowledge and skills in providing mental health support and if you do not have this, this training will not be suitable for you.

Suitable for

Counsellors, Counsellor – School, Psychologists, Youth Workers

Topics Covered

Topic 1: The suicidal crisis
Topic 2: Assessing and managing risk
Topic 3: Self-harm
Topic 4: After the attempt
Topic 5: Self-care

Learning Objectives

Manage youth in distress and self-harm
Undertake a suicide risk assessment effectively
Develop a collaborative safety plan
Implement a team approach to treatment planning
Provide effective management following a suicide attempt
Identify strategies for self-care

Register Here

Carbohydrate Counting - HP Upskilling (Zoom)
2022-06-02 17:30 - 18:30 | Online, Via Teams, WA, Australia
This session will explore carbohydrate counting in the context of diabetes management. Useful tools and resources will be covered that can help individuals to better manage their diabetes.

Voluntary assisted dying in medical practice
2022-06-02 19:00 - 20:00 | Online, Via Teams, WA, Australia
During May and June, the WA VAD Statewide Care Navigator Service, in conjunction with the Department of Health, will be hosting a series of online information sessions covering topics related to voluntary assisted dying in WA. The webinars will provide information for consumers, health professionals and service providers.
This session will include:

First Request obligations for all medical practitioners
Practitioner eligibility and mandatory training requirements
Support for practitioners

Click to register.

Responding to Domestic Violence with a Trauma-Informed Lens for GP’s and Primary Care Providers – virtual classroom
2022-06-06 16:30 - 18:30 | Online, Via Teams, WA, Australia
The Safer Families Centre is leading The Readiness Program, a national domestic and family violence (DFV) training program for primary care.
As part of The Readiness Program series, Blue Knot Foundation is bringing you the latest in trauma-informed awareness and support for general practitioners and primary care providers to recognise complex trauma and its possible health presentations.
The Readiness Program provides a range of learning options to support for primary care providers to effectively recognise, respond and refer domestic and family violence using a trauma and violence informed approach. To find out more visit The Readiness Program
The virtual classrooms are free. However, access is only available to those who work in a General Practice, Community Health or Aboriginal Medical Service. You will need to provide details about your workplace when you enrol.
Click here for the program, learning outcomes and to register.

Insulin Update - HP Upskilling (Zoom)
2022-06-09 17:30 - 18:30 | Online, Via Teams, WA, Australia
This session will cover insulin types and administration regimes and current practice and recommended guidelines for insulin administration.

Webinar – Social Media and Survivors (Practitioner Only)
2022-06-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Online, Via Teams, WA, Australia
This webinar is for DFV practitioners and covers social media misuse by perpetrators and what can be done to support victim-survivors.

About this event

This one-hour webinar covers the most common social media platforms used by Australians. We will discuss how DFV perpetrators commonly misuse social media and what can be done to support victim-survivors. We’ll also look at the data these platforms collect, store and share, and cover how victim-survivors can maximise the built-in privacy and security settings, use the abuse-reporting features and potentially document abuse.
Details
Online Webinar
Date: Tuesday 14th June 2022
Time: 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Cost: $10
The link for the webinar will be emailed to registered participants 5 days prior to the event.
Each registered participant will have access to a computer or laptop with Zoom, and a suitable headset in order to ensure the best sound quality and webinar experience on the day. No unauthorised screen-sharing is allowed.
Registered participants will be provided access to a recording of the webinar(s) for 4 weeks after the training event. No other recordings will be undertaken or are authorised.

Presented by:
Jo Colautti, Technology Safety Specialist for WESNET
Joanna Colautti is a Technology Safety Specialist for WESNET where she provides training and technical advice on technology safety issues to front-line service providers. Prior to joining WESNET Joanna worked as a domestic violence solicitor at Djirra (previously known as the Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention Legal Service Victoria), civil law/family law solicitor at Legal Aid NSW, domestic violence solicitor at Women’s Legal Service QLD and Early Intervention Family Law Solicitor/ Domestic Violence Solicitor at the Northern Rivers Community Legal Centre. Joanna has extensive experience working directly with clients who have experienced domestic and/ or family violence and assisting them with the legal issues that arise as a result of experiencing this abuse. Joanna provided face to face legal advice, casework assistance and court advocacy in the legal areas of family law, child protection, domestic violence orders, debt and victims compensation.
As a part of her legal roles Joanna provided regular training and community legal education to a variety of groups about various legal topics in relation to domestic violence. These groups included community members, domestic violence frontline workers, community service providers, the police and various companies and corporations. Joanna ran a financial abuse project at the Northern Rivers Community Legal Centre called the ‘Walking Together’ project in which she assisted women who had experienced or were experiencing financial abuse move towards economic independence. As well as providing advocacy and casework assistance Joanna developed and delivered a resource and training package which highlighted the data of the project and the recommendations for credit providers when working with women who had experienced financial abuse.
Joanna joined the WESNET team at the end of 2021 and since then has worked with various stakeholders including victim service providers, telecommunication providers, financial institutions, corporations, financial institutions, technology companies and policymakers to improve safety and privacy for victims of intimate partner violence by assisting with policy development, development of training, delivering training and providing consultation.

Black Dog Institute online workshop – Diagnosis and Treatment of PTSD in Emergency Service Workers
2022-06-15 07:00 - 22:00 | Online, Via Teams, WA, Australia

Injury Matters online workshop – Dive into the data: Injury Epidemiology
2022-06-15 10:00 - 12:00 | Online, Via Teams, WA, Australia
An online interactive workshop training to build the capacity of professionals to use Co-design principles and translating theory to action.
This online workshop aims to:

Increase knowledge of the role of epidemiology in injury prevention.
Increase skills in interpreting epidemiological injury data.
Increase knowledge of how to access WA injury data.
Increase confidence to use epidemiological data to influence injury prevention initiatives.

Who can attend?
This online workshop is suitable for anyone looking to clarify or grow their ability to interpret injury epidemiological data, including; public health practitioners, health promotion professionals, local government workers, WA Country Health staff, recent environmental science graduates or undergraduate health science students.
Read more and register here.

Focus on Fats - HP Upskilling (Zoom)
2022-06-16 17:30 - 18:30 | Online, Via Teams, WA, Australia
What is the first thing someone newly diagnosed with diabetes is told? Usually something like; don’t eat sugar, don’t eat rice, potato, bread or bananas, you can’t eat carbs. So are carbohydrates the only thing we need to consider? What about fats? This session will explore how different types of fats may affect blood sugar levels and overall health

Health, Not Diets – Weight Inclusive Practice
2022-06-17 09:00 - 16:00 | Online, Via Teams, WA, Australia
This live online course facilitated by Dr Fiona Willer (AdvAPD, PhD) will strengthen your understanding of weight inclusive practice, including the Health at Every Size (HAES) Principles, weight science, weight stigma & the non-diet approach. Using a participatory model, attendees will identify areas of concern in their own practice setting & develop strategies to move towards weight inclusivity, weight neutral practice & a ‘body safe’ environment for patients, staff & colleagues.Cost: $198AUD

For full program information, visit https://healthnotdiets.com/for-health-professionals

1st session: Friday 17 June 2022 9.00am-4.00pm (UTC+10)
2nd session: Friday 4 November 2022 9.00am-4.00pm (UTC+10)

Location: Online event access details will be provided by the event organiser
